网眼 (wǎng yǎn) — mesh | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

mesh

Examples

网眼，。
Zhè zhǒng bù liào yǒu xì xiǎo de wǎng yǎn, tòu qì xìng hěn hǎo.
This fabric has fine mesh and is very breathable.
网眼，。
Yú wǎng de wǎng yǎn tài dà, xiǎo yú dōu pǎo diào le.
The mesh of the fishing net is too big, so the small fish all escaped.
网眼。
Tā yòng tiě sī wǎng zuò le yí gè wǎng yǎn hù lán.
He made a mesh guardrail out of wire netting.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

眼yǎneye/hole

“网” (net) and “眼” (eye/hole) combine to mean a hole in a net.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìrope

Sound part声符shēngfú

罔

罔wǎng網wǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

目艮眼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

目目mùeye

Sound part声符shēngfú

艮

艮gèn眼yǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

眼 combines 目, which is an eye, with 艮, which gives the character's sound.

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